Scheduling

Cell Sorting:

Cell Analysis Facility staff is available for presort consultation.
You MUST contact CAF staff at 543-7006 prior to scheduling a same day sort to ensure you can be accommodated.

All sorts scheduled on the Vantage are forwarded to the staff via e-mail for approval prior to appearing on the calendar. To expedite your request to reserve time provide detailed information regarding your sort including;

1. Name, e-mail, phone
2. In the pop-up text window enter Fluorochromes, sample type, collection configuration required (96 well plate, 15ml tubes etc.) and if a special nozzle tip is required, i.e. 100um.
3. All unfixed human samples must be of known origin and free from pathogenic material. Any human sample that has not been verified as pathogen free must be fixed.

Once you have submitted a request that time slot is secured and will appear on the calendar after the staff verifies that you can be accommodated.

Cell Analysis:

The analyzers are available to anyone during the week between 9:00AM - 5:00PM. Assistance setting up the instruments can be arranged during this time, call or indicate on the calendar when scheduling that you will need help. In order to use the instruments after 5:00PM or on the weekends you must receive training by the facility staff and demonstrate that you can start up, run and shutdown the instrument independently. Once trained for after hours use ProxCard access will be granted to the facility.

Please note the following:
If you cancel less than 24 hours in advance, you will be charged for 1 hour of set-up time.
No shows will be charged for the full amount of time they have reserved.

To schedule time, use the links below:

Click on the appropriate link below. On the Daily calendar that appears, click on the date for which you want to reserve time, then click the "+" next to the instrument you wish to reserve (notice the arrow cursor changes to a finger), you will get a pop-up window like the one below. Fill out the form as indicated. Click the "Submit" button when you're done to post your information to the calendar. For the monthly calendars, click on the underlined number for the day , a list of already scheduled appointments will appear in a pop-up window. Click on "Create" a pop-up window like the one below will appear. Fill out the form as indicated. Click the "Submit" button when you're done to post your information to the calendar. For further instruction, refer to the iCal Tutorial.

To view a calendar with all instruments:
Daily Instrument Schedule

To view a monthly calendar for a specific instrument:

Analysers:

FACScan 2

Calibur
FACSCanto
LSR
LSR II

Sorters:

Vantage (2 way sorter)
FACS Aria (4 way sorter)

Calendar Entry Form Example

Updated 5-21-07